Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez
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Dr. Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez (1907–1966) was the first Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
. Da Costa Gomez, a lawyer by training, was a member of the Roman Catholic Party before founding the National People's Party
in the 1940s. Da Costa Gomez was Prime Minister at the head of a coalition government with the Aruban People's Party (AVP)
from 1951 to 1954. His party negotiated full autonomy at the 1954 Roundtable Conference, involving the Netherlands
and Suriname
. Following the 1954 elections, the Democratic Party took over governing the Netherlands Antilles. Da Costa Gomez remained the leader of the National People's Party; he was succeeded in leadership by Juan Evertsz after his death in 1966.
Da Costa Gomez's doctoral thesis called for self-government and universal suffrage
and inspired his followers as well as the Roman Catholic Party. Reforms led by Gomez led to legalization of tambú
music parties in 1952. In 1973 a statue of the statesman was unveiled in the center of the Curaçao
capital Willemstad
.
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
. Da Costa Gomez, a lawyer by training, was a member of the Roman Catholic Party before founding the National People's Party
National People's Party (Curaçao)
The National People's Party is a christian democratic political party in Curaçao, the Netherlands Antilles....
in the 1940s. Da Costa Gomez was Prime Minister at the head of a coalition government with the Aruban People's Party (AVP)
Aruban People's Party
The Aruban People's Party is a Christian democrat political party in Aruba. AVP is an acronym for the Dutch name of the party....
from 1951 to 1954. His party negotiated full autonomy at the 1954 Roundtable Conference, involving the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
. Following the 1954 elections, the Democratic Party took over governing the Netherlands Antilles. Da Costa Gomez remained the leader of the National People's Party; he was succeeded in leadership by Juan Evertsz after his death in 1966.
Da Costa Gomez's doctoral thesis called for self-government and universal suffrage
Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...
and inspired his followers as well as the Roman Catholic Party. Reforms led by Gomez led to legalization of tambú
Tambu
Tambu is a drum, music genre and dance form, found on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, and is a major part of the Dutch Antillean music. On Bonaire, it is also known as bari...
music parties in 1952. In 1973 a statue of the statesman was unveiled in the center of the Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
capital Willemstad
Willemstad
Willemstad can refer to:*Willemstad, the capital of Curaçao*Willemstad , a town in Moerdijk, the Netherlands*Willemstad , a hamlet near Marum, the Netherlands*Willemstad , a hamlet in the Netherlands...
.